Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 7th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Benelux

30th June 2026, Amsterdam

MSS London

9th September 2026, London

MSS Nordics

5th November 2026, Stockholm

Meet our 2025 Event Speakers

Jack Hallam

Hornetsecurity

Jack Hallam

Hornetsecurity

Jack Hallam has served as Partner Account Manager for the North of England for four years, bringing 18 years of channel experience. He collaborates with new and existing Managed Service Providers to onboard and expand their Hornetsecurity partnership.

Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean joined ConnectWise six years ago after spending 17 years at an MSP, where he led multiple platform implementations and served as Service Director driving strategy and efficiency. He now leads a UK-based presales team, provides global guidance, and focuses on strategizing and launching future products and features.


Kyle Torres

Sophos

Kyle Torres

Sophos

Kyle has worked for Sophos for over 6 years and is at the forefront of the MSP and CSP offering in the UKI and Nordics. During this time, he has worked across the sales organisation and now focuses on adding value to the partners on the EMEA MSP programme. He regularly speaks at conferences and Think Tanks to advocate for Sophos and its MSP offering. 

Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan OBE played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City.

In club football, he played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals.

He was part of the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2–1 to lift the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg

Strachan earned 50 caps for Scotland, securing his place in the International Roll of Honour.

He played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain '82 and Mexico '86, scoring in a 2-1 defeat to West Germany in June 1986.

He was named as the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year in 1990/91 season while at Leeds. After two years at Coventry City he retired in 1997, aged 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.

In 2007, Strachan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, and he was named Scotland national coach in January 2013.


Harri Hadjikyriacou

Barracuda

Harri Hadjikyriacou is a seasoned cyber security professional with nine years of industry experience. Fluent in Spanish, Greek, and French, Harri brings a global perspective to cyber security strategy and partner enablement. Twice nominated for the CRN Rising Star Award, she is recognised for her dedication to supporting channel partners and improving cyber hygiene. Harri champions the view that “Cyber security is a journey,” emphasising that today’s best practices require more than standalone solutions.

At Barracuda, she leads efforts to demonstrate how their XDR platform stands apart—combining advanced analytics with a 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) to deliver continuous protection. Harri’s commitment to innovation and education in the security space makes her a trusted advisor for partners navigating an ever-evolving threat landscape.


Katie King, MBA

CEO

Katie is a published Author and Keynote Speaker on AI and business transformation. She received several accolades in 2024, including: ‘Leading AI strategist’; ‘Top 10 influencer in AI’, and one of the ‘Most Inspiring Women in Technology.’

Katie has just completed her third business book on AI’s impact on marketing, sales and CX, for publication on 3rd November 2025. Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience. Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards.

Katie has over 35 years of consulting experience across a range of sectors.

Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide. In 2024, she toured 17 countries, delivering sessions on applying AI to business. She is just heading to Canada and USA to deliver further Keynotes.

Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI.

In 2020, she launched a global school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers.

Darran Clare

Cyber Distribution

Darran Clare

Cyber Distribution

Bringing a strong foundation of both technical expertise, commercial and managed service understanding to Cyber Distribution and its vendors, Darran is complimentary to     working with MSP's to identify growth opportunities in a competitive landscape.

Greg Denholm

IT Europa

Greg Denholm

IT Europa

Greg Is an experienced editor in the IT and telecoms channels managing and publishing executive news interviews, features and market reports across platforms including IT Europa, Comms Dealer, and Fibre Provider. He has moderated and managed content at panels for major industry events both online and in person. 

Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors



Meet our 2025 Event Sponsors